Edgecombe County, NC - Act to Divide Militia, 1813

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An Act to divide the Militia of Edgecombe County into two Regiments
and four Battalions

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North 
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That 
from and after the passing of this act, the Militia of Edgecombe county
shall be divided into two Regiments, in the following manner, vizt,
the companies now commanded by Captains Bullock, Holland, Jordan,
Sharp, Dixon, Thomas and Barnes, shall compose the first Regiment; 
and the companies commanded by Captains Howell, Linch, Clark, Wilson,
E. Howell, Barnes, Manor, Hopkins and Abington, shall compose the
second Regiment.

II. And be it further enacted, That the companies now commanded by
Captains Bullock, Holland and Sharp, and a compnay to be formed out
of these three companies, compose the second Battalion of the first
Regiment; and that the companies now commanded by Captains Dixon, 
Jordan, Thomas and Barnes, compose the first Battalion of the first
Regiment.

III. And be it further enacted, That the companies now commanded by
Captains W. Howell, Wilson, E. Howell, Hopkins and Barnes, form the 
first Battalion of the second Regiment; and that the companies now
commanded by Captains Clark, Linch, Manor and Abington, form the second
Battalion of the second Regiment.

IV. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid Regiments shall be
mustered at least once in every year, and that each Battalion shall be
mustered at least twice in each and every year; And that the Colonel or
commanding officer of said Regiment, shall appoint the place for holding
the first Regimental Muster that shall happen after the passing of this
act; at which time and place the commissioned officers of the respective
Regiments, or a majority of them, shall appoint the several places at 
which the respective Regiments shall hereafter hold their Regimental
Musters and Courts Martial.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1813
Chapter XXXVII
Page 24

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